Saturday April 4, 2015, formally and finally unanimously resolved to
vote for Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha against the APGA gubernatorial
candidate, Capt. Emma Ihenacho.
To demonstrate their unflinching support and solidarity for the PDP
candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, thousands of APGA members and their leaders
adorning PDP branded T-shirts and F-caps, had converged at the now
renovated Orji primary school, Owerri from where they were to commence
a road show in support of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha's election. While
the "mammoth crowd of APGA supporters for Emeka Ihedioha were still
gathering at the primary school premises, a visibly angry Capt.
Ihenacho who got wind of the plan was alleged to have unleashed his
militant youths who invaded the place, beating, throwing pebbles at
the crowd and eventually destroyed many of the hired vehicles which
conveyed them, at the premises of Orji Primary School. A stupefied
APGA candidate, Capt. Emma Ihenacho who felt humiliated and
embarrassed by the action of the APGA members, had earlier stormed the
State police head quarter, Owerri with a report that indicted the
leaders of the political groups, of mobilizing for a road show to
spite his candidacy. He accused the leaders of public incitement and
anti party. Based on the report, the DPO swooped into action and
invited Chief Uche Ejike and Prof. Francis N. Dike (SAN), leaders of
the estranged APGA for what Ihenacho petitioned as playing anti-party
activities. The duo was not even at the venue of the incident when the
militants stormed and invaded the school premises destroying vehicles.
According to Prof. Francis Dike, they defended the allegations of
anti-party activities by reminding the DPO that since it was not
anti-party activity for APGA National leadership and Capt. Emma
Ihenacho to adopt and vote massively for the presidential candidate of
PDP, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan instead of a candidate of APGA, that they
reserve similar right and privilege to go all out and adopt the
candidacy of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha against Capt. Emma Ihenacho. They
contended that democracy is all about freedom of choice. Chief Uche
Ejike another leader of APGA while addressing the press, later said,
Ihenacho would be worse than Okorocha in terms of gangsterism,
violence and militancy but he seems to have forgotten that Imo people
cannot be cowed by any unruly behaviour and that nothing can stop them
from delivering Ihedioha. He boasted that they have the clout and the
support base of APGA. The rally would have proven to Ihenacho that he
does not have the loyalty and support of APGA members in Imo State.
Just to stem the tide of the consuming shame, Capt. Ihenacho decided
to clamp down on the road show using his sponsored political thugs. An
eye witness account initially thought the vicious attacks came from
APC youths who were bitter that the premises of Orji Primary School
recently, upgraded and refurbished by Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha,
masterminded the attacks. It was when Capt. Emma Ihenacho reported
himself to the police complaining against APGA members supporting a
PDP candidate that he exposed himself as Chief sponsor of political
thuggery and vandalism.
Speaking further, Uche Ejike expressed conviction that Ihenacho would
be defeated saying if he had any APGA member behind him, how come he
could not even deliver to APGA a single member of the National
Assembly last Saturday March 28, 2015.
He condemned the resort to barbarism, gangsterim and brigandage by
Capt. Emma Ihenacho and challenged him to drop his ambition to support
Emeka Ihedioha since it is obvious that the APGA National leadership
had resolved to adopt Ihedioha, a decision that is not the making of
Uche Ejike. Ihenacho was advised not to play spoiler game for Owerri
Zone.
--Community Watchdog Newspaper
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